The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24

service, and because the name 70 Riyen in.
correctly in the bill In the case Of Johr
Reed, tho president states that Reed applied
for pension onsaa. on the ground that 10 wa.
John, who died in tho service. The deas
soldiers mother had been granted q pension
on tho statement that she was q widow. Ths
pension office refused Reeds application be.
cause ne bad abandoned his family In 1850
The president concludes:
This case demonstrates the meana emn,oved
IN attempts to cheat the government in applica.
lions TOR pensions. too often successful The
allegation Of ls77of tho man who now pssses
dicr. the mother died in 1872. when At that hat
time her claim was pending for pension largely
based upon his abandonment; the afficayit Of
1872: the erontery Of this Unworthy H t ns
Of his fraud .nd the actual death Of
that she was widow. when in fact she was an
abandoned wife, show the processes which enter
into these claims for pensions, and the boldness
rob the government by actually tratickinR in
death. and imposing on the sacred sentiment o.
patriotism and national gratitude
., PERFORMED IN THE HOUSE.
mr. Cobb, from the conference committee
on the bill repeating the presumption, tim
Der culture and desert land acts, reported q
continued disagreement. After a few re-
marks by Mr.: Cobb in explanation of the
.SA oS1AOAo, Ia VIC COuEs0 vi "llCu ne
said that he, was authorized to state that
the secretary of the interior to-day stood
side by side and shoulder to shoulder with
Gen. Sparks in his administration OF
| the land office. the further consideration
OF the report was postponed for the present
The house went into committee of the whole
Tor the further consideration OF the senate
amendments to the sundry civil apprOpria-
tlon bill: The senate amendment was con-
CURED cured in approprlating $4,000 for the
standing the recommendation Of the COM
m1ttee on appropriations TO the contrary.
SENATE.
Senator Plumb, from the committee on pub.
! lie lands, to-day reported tho senate bill fol
the relief Of purchasers and other grantees
OF the United States OF certain swamp and
overlooked lands, and to reimburse and in
demnity certain states This bill was intro
duced by Mr. Spooner, and provides:
1t shall be the duty of the proper officers Of
the treasury and interior departments to adjust
and settle the claims Of any state against the
United States for all lands which have been or
may hereafter be sold or otherwise disposed Of
by the United States that were included in any
grant OF swamp or overflow lands to such state.
That for all Of said lands in any state which
have credit for the full amount Of the nurc a
money received by the United States as Of the
last day OF the year in which it were received
and the same shall be applied TO the payment of
the indebtedness, if any, of such state to the
nited States and the balance less such sums
as may heretofore been paid or credited as
aforesaid shall be paid over to the said state
An amendment was made providing that
the amount returned in lieu of the lands
should be at the price per acre fixed by the
state for this land. and if the state had not
fixed a price on it's land fair valuation
should be arranged between the United
States and the state to which the money
was to be paid
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Henderson (N CO., from the committee
on elections, submitted a report on the Indi-
ana contested election case of Kidd against
Steele. and it was laid over until Thursday
The report, which is unanimous, confirms
the right of the contestee (Steele) to the
seat 1t was ordered that the hour for the
daily meeting of the house shall be IL
o'clock.